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Suggest Remedy To Quit Smoking
my son is addicted to smoking for last 7 to 8 years. he is 21 years old & height of about 5.9ft. he is quite healthy except for occasional cough & cold with fever. he got treated for tonsillitis during the growing years.he is eager to quit smoking. attempting by reducing the smoking but not successful. please help
Mon, 17 Nov 2014
data from the American Society of Addiction medicine (of which I am sitting the boards).
First, motivation. Realizing, indeed visualizing the benefits of quitting (money, health, longevity, fitness, better sexual performance, etc.) and visualizing the consequences of Not quitting.
Second, nicotine replacement. Chantix is the most effective medication for quitting but if someone is on a LOT of cigarettes (2 pack a day) I recommend using other replacement (patch, gum, even e-cig)
Third realizing what is keeping you smoking! If you fail (and most do; most fail an average of over 6 times before staying quit), then finding what triggered and why
Several things that are helpful:
1) cravings can be helped by the nicotine replacement .. shown by really needing the nicotine first thing in the a.m.
2) boredom, sadness, needing excitement are other triggers. Visualizing the good and bad consequences when the trigger comes up sets you up to have the pictures pop up automatically with the trigger and will overcome the trigger eventually.
3) Other triggers such as context, visual triggers can be helped by putting a sticky note on top of them when you DON"T smoke.. soon you will be surrounded by signs indicating your success !
4) the overall millieu is very important for quitting. Telling .. (well, Everyone) others that you are quitting and setting a firm date for it is also helpful.
First, motivation. Realizing, indeed visualizing the benefits of quitting (money, health, longevity, fitness, better sexual performance, etc.) and visualizing the consequences of Not quitting.
Second, nicotine replacement. Chantix is the most effective medication for quitting but if someone is on a LOT of cigarettes (2 pack a day) I recommend using other replacement (patch, gum, even e-cig)
Third realizing what is keeping you smoking! If you fail (and most do; most fail an average of over 6 times before staying quit), then finding what triggered and why
Several things that are helpful:
1) cravings can be helped by the nicotine replacement .. shown by really needing the nicotine first thing in the a.m.
2) boredom, sadness, needing excitement are other triggers. Visualizing the good and bad consequences when the trigger comes up sets you up to have the pictures pop up automatically with the trigger and will overcome the trigger eventually.
3) Other triggers such as context, visual triggers can be helped by putting a sticky note on top of them when you DON"T smoke.. soon you will be surrounded by signs indicating your success !
4) the overall millieu is very important for quitting. Telling .. (well, Everyone) others that you are quitting and setting a firm date for it is also helpful.
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